"Shannon Brown rising to the rafters!" - Even in a humiliating defeat, there is one shining moment for the Lakers!

Friday night was brutal for the Lakers at Staples. Sure they are without Pau Gasol, and it's only the 2nd game of the season, but getting blown out at home is inexcusable.

The reigning World Champs collected their bling on Tuesday night, and then performed sluggishly in a win over the Blake Griffin-less Clippers. The Dallas Mavericks, who have rolled the dice on a pricey sign-and-trade for 31yo Shawn Marion and a new contract for 36yo Jason Kidd literally spanked the purple & gold, and there's no way that the Lakers can come away from the loss as anything but humbled.

Even in the worst of games, there can be one shining moment (as they say at the end of March Madness). That moment for the Lakers belongs to Shannon Brown who, in the midst of his team's humiliation, showed everybody in the building just how high he can get.

Here's Shannon back in June, after the Lakers won the 2008-2009 NBA title, talking about the possibility of showing off in the All Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest.

It would be fun to watch because, in my opinion, there's nobody in the NBA who can elevate like Brown.